LA Times: ‘This is terrifying’: The Colorado River, a lifeline for seven states, is drying up at its source
" In the Rocky Mountains, where the Colorado River starts, the landscape is drier than anyone can remember.
The lack of water is hitting Colorado ranchers and farmers hard, and reservoir levels are dropping. Scientists say the entire Southwest needs to permanently adapt to having less water as the warming climate dries out the region. .."
(paywall)
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-25/drying-colorado-river
#climateemergency #drought #colorado #california #environment #climate
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